Lab Report 18: Astronomical Observations
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Part 4: Astronomy
Lab Report 18
Astronomical Observations
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Figure
18.6
Sunset observations that accompany Question 1.
1.
On
Figure 18.6
, prepare a sketch illustrating your observed positions of the setting Sun
during a span of several weeks. Show the reference features on the horizon that you used.
Label each position of the Sun with the date of the observation. Write a brief summary of
your observations below the diagram.
2.
From
Question 1
in
Activity 18.1B
, list the noon Sun angle that you calculated for the
first day and last day of your measurements.
Date of observation:
Noon Sun angle on the first day:
°
Date of observation:
Noon Sun angle on the last day:
°
3.
On
Figure 18.7
, draw two sketches of the Moon—the first illustrating the Moon as you
saw it on your first lunar observation and the second as you saw it on your last
319
Figure
18.7
Sketches of the Moon accompany Question 3.
observation. Label the date and time of each.
4.
Did the Moon rise earlier or later each night you observed it?
5.
List the different colors of stars you observed.
6.
Approximately how many widths of your fist, with your arm extended, will a star appear
to move in 1 hour? Toward which direction do the stars appear to move throughout the
night? What is the reason for the apparent motion?
7.
What was your measured angle of the North Star (Polaris) above the horizon at your
location? Did the angle change over a several-week period? Explain.
8.
On
Figure 18.8
sketch and name the pattern of stars for any constellation you have been
able to locate in the sky.
320
Figure
18.8
Constellation sketch.
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